To defend against disruption, build a thriving workforce
Nonstop disruption. We have all lived through it the past several years: a global pandemic, geopolitical and economic instability, and the rise of new technologies such as generative AI (gen AI). This increasing pace of change, coupled with the anxiety of prolonged...
Responding to elevator entrapments
Elevator entrapments are one of the many risks facing high-rise buildings in Ontario. Occupants need to be educated on best practices and what to do during an emergency. Building management staff must also understand the preventive maintenance measures and effective...
The Benefits and Challenges of Installing EV Charging Stations
With the increased popularity of electric vehicles (EVs), modern mobility is propelling us toward a greener future. EVs have emerged as one of the most promising solutions to combating climate change and reducing our dependence on fossil fuels, yet the continued...
The resourceful city: Taking a circular approach to resources
These innovative ideas successfully challenge the 2,000-year-old method of using landfills for waste disposal. Just outside the picturesque capital city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, sits a steep mountain of trash. Surrounded on all sides by settlements tucked in among...
Meet the Nation’s First Zero Energy Outpatient Healthcare Facility
Pueblo Community Health Center’s total site energy use is offset by total site energy production The first zero energy outpatient healthcare facility in North America is not a towering, gleaming architectural marvel. It is not part of a world-renowned healthcare...
UCSF Health Launches Construction of Helen Diller Hospital
The 15-story facility is expected to open in 2030. An event launched construction of the $4.3 billion, iconic UCSF Health Helen Diller Hospital – a 15-story facility that will aggregate some of the most complex care capacity in the country in one city block to serve...
Handwashing and commercial cleaning
With all the attention that hygiene and sanitizing have received these last few years, the importance of handwashing has been highlighted as an important way to stop the spread of germs and bacteria. Janitorial staff need to stay vigilant in prioritizing this part of...
The benefits of biophilic design in the built environment
Biophilic design supports the health and wellbeing of individuals by connecting people to nature. This includes incorporating elements of the natural world into indoor environments, increasing natural lighting, improving ventilation for better indoor air quality,...
Ikea is guiding its customers toward sustainable consumption. Here’s how
Close to 860 million people visited Ikea stores last year, helping it generate more than $50 billion in sales. The world’s largest furniture retailer is using that exposure to drive a unique net-zero goal: a pledge to cut the climate footprint from products Ikea...
The great corporate decarbonization derby is on
To tackle big risks requires big imagination and big bucks. And, except for annihilation from global thermonuclear warfare, no set of risks loom larger than the continuing atmospheric buildup of greenhouse gases, chiefly carbon dioxide. Earth is responding to this...